Two fuel tanks exploded outside the perimeter of Cairo airportThe minister of civil aviation, Younis al-Masri, said air traffic at the airport was unaffected by the explosion, which could be heard across the area.

The explosion, which occurred shortly before 11pm local time, could be seen from miles away.

Worried locals took to Twitter unsure of the cause of the blast as they saw smoke billowing into the skies over Cairo.

Local sports journalist Mohamed Samir tweeted: "It is clear that there is a big explosion inside Cairo airport and God help us."

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